WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2018

Hello to all of the new girls and WELCOME!

I didn't think I had anything to add, but then remembered about my visit with my husbands folks yesterday. Hubby didn't come with me as he is still only comfortable flat on his back with his legs elevated. So...I arrived at the inlaws place a little before 2:00. My mil was asleep and slept through the majority of the visit. Her husband even fell asleep for about an hour. Thank goodness I get along with their "helper", Betty. She and I talked about the holidays and her family and we passed the time chatting. My mil woke up about 4:30 when I was getting dinner ready. She woke up madder than a wet cat. She didn't want any help getting in and out of her chair (she got it anyway, because she just doesn't have the strength to do it), she didn't want us to talk to her and she even turned her chair away from me when I sat down to talk to her. lol Ah, the joys of dementia. I am pretty sure she didn't recognize me, but was the most civil to me. I managed to get her to eat; but she wouldn't come to the table because "she didn't want to sit with them". So hard to watch her like this. She continued to talk about leaving and trying to get out of her chair. We ended up giving her a bit of ativan (sp?) to ease the anxiety. She was falling back to sleep when I left at about 6. Hopefully the night went well and she woke this morning in a better mood. She has had a LOT of visitors the past two or three days, and has been forcing herself to stay awake and visit with them and I can't help but think that THAT was part of the craziness, yesterday. Oh well, it was nice to get back home last night and just be able to sit.

Today I will do a little painting and begin planning my calendar for my daycare year.

ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)

Did the water class today. The plan for tomorrow is to do Kelly Coffee Meyers 30 Minutes to Fitness Body Training DVD.

Bonnie – loved your making do. Did you make that tree skirt?

Pip – I’m sure they’re being overlycautions about your boob.

Katla – I have heard about Dr. Pol, what channel is he on? What time?

Thursday here. Did Kelly Coffee Meyer’s DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do some HIIT.

We had a power failure last night so I just finished my diary now. This is the longest the power has been out since we’ve moved here – about 5 hours. We put the fireplace on in the living room and by the time we got ready for bed, you could feel a big difference in the temperature in the bathroom so we decided to sleep in the livingroom. Well, Shadow kept pawing at the door so I finally slept in the room with her.

A big welcome to everyone new! This is a wonderful group of ladies.

NYKaren – how sad about your SIL’s mother! That was so wonderful of you to go visit her

Rori – Maui certainly sounds better than Yellowstone! I know you’ll have a great time

Gayle– not only are there Brits and Americans here, you’ll find people from places like Australia, we’ve had people from Africa, even the North Pole to name a few. Be careful rollerskating. Many years ago dh took the kids ice skating. Well, he fell and had a compression fracture of the back. Be safe.

M – when is Australia Day? I’m shooting to get all the decorations down and put away before we go to FL. Hope it happens

Barbie – LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that train. Wonder where they got it?

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Michele in NC

Good morning ladies. This morning we will go hiking 5.5 miles from a low elevation of 1440 feet up to 1760 up and down...we take Shep with and can let him loose when no one is around. We like to hike 5 days a week. This week it isn't going to get much warmer than the low 60's if even that high.

Have a great day everyone.



Mary from Arizona

Did my memoir writing, which was about a difficult subject, so I felt a bit flat and miserable afterwards. DH asked me if I was alright. I have definitely been feeling low post Christmas, remembering Shirley, missing the family and my old friends and stirring up "stuff" in my memoir.
This afternoon I decided to cheer myself up by getting a bus into town to investigate the Waitrose that is on the bus route. (It's an upmarket supermarket ). I wanted to buy some more of my AF wines which they have on offer.
A successful trip was had and I felt much better.
When I got off the bus near home I saw the hairdresser was open, so I had my hair trimmed for the first time in Hove. Looking good. She was happy to do a cheap 'wet cut' . Now it looks decent for my lunch out with my Portsmouth friend tomorrow. She has decided to come by train after all, so I will get the bus to Brighton station. We are going to a well known vegetarian restaurant called Terre a Terre. The menu looks amazing - I won't know how to choose! ! !

2018's word was EMBRACE. So I have embraced my feelings. 2019's word will be FORWARD. So I will look to the future and the exciting life we will create here.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

Mary: This is the cauliflower pizza crust I've been using. I can find it at my local health food/Sprouts Market for about $5.88 a box, which has two 8" crusts.
https://amazon.com/CAULIPOWER-Cauliflower-Crusts-Gluten-Non-GMO/dp/B07BMGJF2Q/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1545935540&sr=8-3&keywords=caulipower%2Bpizza%2Bcrust&th=1

Margaret: LOVE the doves and angel tableau.

Well, decided against going to Maui this winter. Awoke to the realization that we live less than two hours from a winter wonderland that people all over the world clamor to visit, so we are going to take a few nights next week to visit Frisco, Colorado. The main attractions for us are to see the second annual Dillon Ice Castles, the Frisco adventure park with a super long tube run, and the Nordic center where I hope to take in a lesson on cross-country skiing. (Depends on how much the trigger thumb is acting up.) DH is not able to do anything on skis because his feet point out so dramatically that the back tips would cross each other. But, I think I have him sold on tubing! https://townoffrisco.com/play/frisco-adventure-park-winter/general-info/

Feeling excited and looking forward to nice mountain weather!

Rori
Colorado Foothills

Allie: Can you get headphones to watch your animal shows and mute the TV so that Alfie doesn’t lose his mind and bark? Just an idea. On the other hand, you might not enjoy the programs that I like. Four of them are veterinary shows and four are zoo shows. Zoos have programs from New York, Cincinnati, Great Britain, and Australia. Veterinarians include Dr. Pohl, Dr. Oakley Yukon Vet, Dr. Kay Exotic Animals, and Dr. Buckeye Bottoms, Hawaii. I’ve always liked animals except those with scales and no legs. Snakes give me the weebie-geebies, even on TV. :ohwell:

Okie: Socks make a huge difference for me what I’m out hiking. They have to fit well, and not scrunch down into the heel of my hiking books. I like wool socks for winter weather and cotton for warmer weather.

Rebecca: I’m impressed that you have Christmas stored away already. It will stay up at my house until after New Year’s Eve. New Years Day we put it all away. I keep the lights up longer because they help me fight the wintertime blues. :bigsmile:

Mary: Sorry about your losses. I suspect you might be able to find an aluminum tree at an estate sale somewhere. AZ seems like a likely place to hunt. The internet is another possibility. Good luck. Shep is gorgeous and huge!

Micheller1210: Welcome to a great group! Post often and get to know us.

Barbie: It was sweet of Jake to watch Christmas movies on Lifetime with you.

Gzteach: Welcome to a great group. We have a mix of Americans, Canadians, Brits and Ausies just now. A friend from NZ was with us for a while but we haven’t seen her post lately. Bookmark us by clicking on the blank star at the top of the page. It will turn yellow. After that you can find us easily by clicking on the star. :flowerforyou:

Rori: We had the chance to ride a zipline in Mexico several years ago. I had a great ride down the line. It might have lasted a minute, but likely a little less. Go for it! :bigsmile:

Heather: We usually leave our Christmas decorations up until New Years Day. I crave light in the winter and they help. Our living trees need to go outside, though. That is why they decorations aren’t up even longer. I’ve never chosen a word for the year, but “embrace” and “forward” are both very positive. :bigsmile:

Heather and Machka: What is Boxing Day? :huh:

(((KJ))) You are an exceptional DIL. :flowerforyou:

Barbie: I love your neighbor's Christmas Train in lights. :bigsmile:

Michele: We get Doctor Pohl on Nat Geo Wild. I really love the shows, along with the other animal shows on the same channel and/or on Animal Planet. Since I record all these shows I have no idea what time they’re actually broadcast.

Margaret: Your snow looks very festive.

Cariwaldick: ”I'm happy. Last year I may have been in some kind of depressed fog, but now it's lifting. I'm smiling more, stressing less, and enjoying life. I even walk better, taking full strides where I used to take baby steps to avoid pain. I can do the stairs with only minimal pain, and even my posture has improved. Getting my weight and health under control is changing my life. I'm looking forward to 2019, and every year after.” Great News!



I’m baking gluten free sourdough “bread” today. So far, so good. They are looking okay and smelling wonderful, but I suspect they will be very crumbley—WRONG! They are amazingly gooey. The flavor is good but the texture needs worK, LOTS of work.


Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

Allie - hope your FIL kicks this infection to the curb very quickly.

Heather - I am so enjoying your posts and how you are enjoying your new home and town.

Kelly - dementia is such a terrible disease.

I will be taking my Christmas decorations down probably on January 2nd. I want to get my craft room cleaned up and in a usable state so that I can enjoy the room again. Right now all of my Christmas totes are in there waiting to be filled again before putting them out into the shed.

I received a Cricut for Christmas and am very excited to start using it!

I have a doctors appointment on Monday morning, I have been having chest pains for the last few weeks and they seem to be getting more frequent. It is like something is pushing on the inside trying to get out through the bones. I don’t really know how else to explain it. I haven’t been doing any exercise so it’s not related to overuse.

Tracey in Edmonton

How do you ladies do the "spoiler" on photos so they're not so large?

Beth hope you get some answers from the vet and it is better meds and good news.

Had a lovely day of errands and a quick visit with my bff and her 6’7” son—-my neck hurt just looking up to have a conversation with him, what a great young man he is turning out to be.

Heather love how your retro clock matches your kitchen aid

NYKAREN

First pic is the toy scooter I got for husband, (with the help of Dana.💗), that is like his old scooter he had in California. He loved it, and put one of his GIJoes on it.
💗Rebecca